[MacPorts] #27238: Waiting for lock on /opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock

[MacPorts]

#27238: Waiting for lock on /opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock
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 Reporter:  ewilbanks@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base                 |     Version:  1.9.2                                
 Keywords:                       |        Port:                                       
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

  * component:  ports => base


Old description:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm getting this error no matter what I try to do!  I was trying to
> install or uninstall the boost libary, then frusterated that I kept
> getting
> "Waiting for lock on /opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock"
> afterwards, tried to uninstall my whole macports and can't even do that.
> Help!
>
> $ sudo port -f uninstall installed
> Waiting for lock on /opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock
>
> Thanks so much!
> Lizzy

New description:

 Hi all,

 I'm getting this error no matter what I try to do!  I was trying to
 install or uninstall the boost libary, then frusterated that I kept
 getting
 "`Waiting for lock on /opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock`"
 afterwards, tried to uninstall my whole macports and can't even do that.
 Help!

 {{{
 $ sudo port -f uninstall installed
 Waiting for lock on /opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock
 }}}

 Thanks so much!
 Lizzy

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Comment:

 "`Waiting for lock on /opt/local/var/macports/registry/.registry.lock`"
 means MacPorts is already running and doing things. You could check for
 any running "port" processes in Activity Monitor. Wait until these tasks
 are finished (or terminate them if you don't care that they don't finish)
 before trying to do other things with MacPorts.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/27238#comment:1>
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